Tag: Santa Barbara Bowl

January 18, 2022

Letter Perfect Is Being Sold After 38 Years

Plus: Solar panels proposed for somewhere above the Santa Barbara Bowl; the design of a standardized plaque for historic landmarks and structures of merit; the Hotel Indigo sold; opening date for "children's fitness center" My Gym; a show of landscapes at Mollusk; the answer to last week's "Where in Santa Barbara...?"

January 6, 2022

Inside the New Australian Walkabout at the Santa Barbara Zoo

Plus: A forthcoming book about Lotusland; Billy Strings is playing two nights at the Santa Barbara Bowl; MarBorg's recycling centers are temporarily closed due to staffing shortages; Bella Vista Drive is now closed till June; anyone know a good vacation rental in Big Sur? 3

December 21, 2021

250-Room Funk Zone Hotel Shows Signs of Life

Plus: Al Franken will be at the Lobero; Trombone Shorty's Voodoo Threauxdown coming to the Santa Barbara Bowl; the history of Santa Claus Lane; funky Hope Ranch barn house gets another big price cut; container ships off the coast.

December 8, 2021

Olivia Rodrigo and Jack Johnson to Play the Santa Barbara Bowl

Plus: Channel Islands educational center coming to downtown Carpinteria; Richard Thompson at the Lobero; planting underway at the San Ysidro Ranch's botanical garden; Santa Barbara's Louise Lowry Davis Center event space to close for renovations; electric-vehicle rentals delivered to your door.

December 1, 2021

A Production Designer Has Opened a Stylish Shop

Plus: Lots of great vendors at the Victoria Court holiday market; the Goo Goo Dolls play the Bowl next fall; what's happening at Summerland's gas station; pop-up gallery on De La Guerra Plaza from Oat Bakery's Louise Ulrich; Slingshot/Alpha Art Studio is moving; three new local books for your gift list. 1

September 29, 2021

More Photos of the Padaro Lane Estate Asking $80 Million

Plus: Construction of underground pipeline to disrupt a swath of the city; Alt-J and Portugal. The Man to play the Santa Barbara Bowl; Asian American Neighborhood Festival on October 7; skincare business appears to be leaving Coast Village Road; "California on My Mind" at Sullivan Goss.

September 6, 2021

Two New Additions to Santa Ynez’s Shopping Scene

Plus: Big sale at Dylan Star's Paseo Nuevo store; high-tech parking enforcement; the Lumineers are coming to the Santa Barbara Bowl; suggestions on where to hike while the forest is closed; virtual presentation about the desalination plant; "Where in Santa Barbara...?" answer.

September 1, 2021

The Santa Barbara Bowl Insists on Vaccination Proof or a Negative Test

Plus: H.E.R. to play the Bowl; Gregory Alan Isakov in concert at the Lobero; Channel Island Aviation has stopped serving the islands; free shoe shines at this Tuesday's downtown art walk; mayoral and city council candidate forum; "Where in Santa Barbara...?" answer.

August 23, 2021

This Richard Neutra House on the Riviera Will Rise Again

Plus: Ben Platt to play the Santa Barbara Bowl; new art gallery on Santa Claus Lane; July hotel rates were dramatically higher than two years ago; funds allocated for bike lane improvements on De La Vina; Bonhams auction house is coming to town; an amusing autocorrection.

August 4, 2021

Most of the Nordstrom Building Will Be Converted to Offices

Plus: Bikini shop opening on State Street; Willie Nelson and Lucinda Williams to play the Bowl; MayBerry apparel said to be opening a store here; Sonos should sponsor the Plaza Del Mar Park band shell renovation; a mini-review of the White Water hotel in Cambria; last week's "Where in Santa Barbara...?" answer.